Bankole, who gave the reassurance on Friday evening during a media parley in Abuja, disclosed that the place of solid minerals is key to the country’s socio-economic development.
According to him, the revival of the mining industry would be beneficial to locals and further improve government revenue.
He said, “Our government will make it a priority to encourage industries vital to national development. This means growing our industrial base to provide jobs to an expanding urban population.
“Through the development of an industrial development master plan, we will extend tax and other credits as well as urban youth employment incentives to domestic manufacturing entities. It will also encourage domestic manufacturers and producers to add value to basic products thus, promoting value-added industry and production.
“In the North-West and North-East, new industrial hubs will focus on textiles. In the South-East and South-South, a new hub and dry port will focus investment on labour-intensive manufacturing.
“In the South-West, fine quality sand will be turned into the highest-quality glass items, especially in areas with deposits of clay, household items such as dishes and pottery will be manufactured.”
Continuing, the APC national leader of Persons Living with Disabilities, said the introduction of information technology would also boost industrial creativity in the sector.
This was as he expressed conviction that if Tinubu becomes the president, the sector will attract a horde of foreign investors into the country.
He stated, “If voted into government, multinationals and local investors will be encouraged to come into the sector. The mistakes of the current degrading ecological practices in the oil-producing areas of the country will not be repeated.
“A vote for APC and by extension Tinubu/Shettima in 2023 is a vote for bold and right leadership; a vote for increase revenue and opportunities via efficient latest technology-driven solid minerals development across Nigeria.”
